Year 6 diary entry, The Silver Sword.

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Year 6. Model Text. The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier. Diary Entry.

 

Diary entry as Ruth. Chapter 11.

 

Enhance English lessons with this comprehensive diary entry for Year 6 students in England. Specifically designed to complement your teaching of the adventure story The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier.

 

The package includes a model text exemplifying a diary entry, a differentiated success criteria presented (up to three levels) to cater to varying abilities, a ‘Magpie Map, full of adjectives, expanded noun phrases, 5 senses etc to enhance children’s vocabulary, and a ‘fix it’ activity sheet focusing on spelling, punctuation, and grammar appropriate for Year 6 learners. The ‘fix it’ text can also be used to help generate pupils’ ideas for their independent write, along with the model text.

 

Upon acquiring the resource, the following activities can be implemented:

 

  1. Reading and Discussion: Initiate a class or group discussion about the features of the text using the provided model text. Encourage students to share their opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of the writing.
  2. Reviewing Success Criteria: Present the differentiated success criteria to students and task them with assessing the model text accordingly. Students can use colour coding, underlining, or ticking off to indicate the inclusion of all necessary features.
  3. Magpie map. Two pages full of expanded noun phrases, smiles, metaphors, adjectives and 6 sense words associated with the writing task to aid children with their ideas and increase their vocabulary.
  4. Error Correction Exercise: Engage students in a correction activity focusing on identifying and rectifying spelling, punctuation, and verb tense errors in the text.
  5. Writing Task: Encourage students to craft their own text inspired by the model and self/peer assess their work using the provided success criteria.

 

The resource, conveniently formatted in Word, allows for easy adaptation to suit your teaching needs.

 

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Last Update: 24th August 2024
Released: 24th August 2024